In the first round, Pero went to Miller's body. At the last minute, Pero's left hand to the chin rocked Miller. In the second round, Pero controlled the action, with both punches landing the bell. In the third round, Miller made a good comeback and had Pero on the ropes for most of the round.
In the fourth round, after 30 seconds, Miller hit a kick and was warned by referee Thomas Taylor. Miller had a good round all the way. In the fifth round, Miller pounded Pero against the ropes for most of the round until Pero hit a pinfall in the closing seconds and was cautioned by Taylor.
In the sixth and seventh rounds, Miller continued to control the fight. In the eighth round, Pero fought off the ropes, but Miller won the round again. In the ninth round, the two traded hard punches, with Miller finding Pero moving back to his corner on the bar. In the tenth round, Miller continued to improve in trades, while Pero only had short periods.
In the eleventh round, Pero had his best round since second and held a slight edge. In the twelfth and final round, both were tired but continued to throw punches, with Miller finishing strong. Miller had head coach 'Bozy' Ennis in his corner for the first time, and it proved helpful. Miller reportedly threw more than 1,000 punches.
The scores were 117-111 twice and 115-113.
Super welterweight southpaw Freudis 'One Way' Rojas, 15-1 (11), of Las Vegas, Nevada, suffered his first loss by decision to Damian 'Samurai' Sosa, 27-3 (13), of Tijuana, Mexico, who dominated most of the 10-round fight.
In the first round, Rojas controlled most of the action against an aggressive Sosa. Midway through the round, a jab from Rojas knocked Sosa back a few steps. In the second round, Sosa came back well and closed out a close round. He landed a right hand to the chin at the last minute which got Rojas' attention.
In the third round, Rojas landed a left to the body that hurt Sosa early. In the fourth round, the movement went back and forth. In the fifth round, Sosa was in control for most of the round, pinning Rojas against the ropes and bleeding from his nose. In the sixth round, Sosa landed a body shot that sent Rojas forward to the canvas, prompting referee Robert Hoyle's decision.
From the seventh to the ninth round, Rojas, covered in blood and under pressure, was unable to stop Sosa's attacks. In the tenth and final round, Rojas had both eyes swollen shut as he tried to fight off Sosa's late push. Scores were 96-93 on all three cards.
In the main event, WBO Latino lightweight southpaw champion Alan 'Veneno' Chaves, 22-0 (19), of San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina, knocked out Miguel 'Explosivo' Madueno, 31-5 (28), of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, at 1:20 of round 1 of the third round.
In the first two rounds, the undefeated Chaves, who was making his US debut, dominated the entire fight. One minute into the third round, a vicious left hook from Chaves to the chin knocked Madueno out. Referee Harvey Dock counted him out. It took time for Madueno to recover and get back to his game.
Super welterweight Olympian southpaw Nishant 'The Devastator' Dev, 6-0 (4), of Kamal, India, stopped Juan Carlos 'El Fresaro' Guerra Jr., 6-3-1 (2), of Chicago, Illinois, at 2:57 of the second round of a fight scheduled for eight rounds.
In the first round, Guerra came through. He started southpaw before switching back to orthodox. Dev responded well and stabbed Guerra a few times. In the second round, with one minute remaining, Dev dropped Guerra with a lead left hand to the side of the head. After the count, Dev pinned him against the ropes until referee Allen Huggins stopped the fight.
Super bantamweight Angel 'AK-47' Barrientes, 15-1 (9), of Honolulu, Hawaii, by way of Las Vegas, defeated Luis Espinoza, 10-2 (4), of Phoenix, Arizona, over eight rounds.
Bantamweight Phillip Vella, 6-0 (2), of Henderson, Nevada, defeated Edwin 'Puto' Rodriguez, 12-11-3 (5), of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, in six rounds. Referee Allen Huggins. Ring announcer David Diamante.
